| Crayford | |
|---|---|
| Electoral ward for the Bexley London Borough Council | |
 Crayford ward boundaries | |
| Borough | Bexley |
| County | Greater London |
| Population | 16,281 (2021) [1] |
| Current electoral ward | |
| Created | 1978 |
| Councillors | 3 |
| GSS code | E05011222 |
Crayford is an electoral ward in the London Borough of Bexley established in 1978. It returns three councillors to Bexley London Borough Council.
The boundaries for Bexley wards were last redrawn in 2018. Currently, Crayford ward consists of Crayford and Barnes Cray. The ward is centered on the river Cray which enters from the south west at Hall Place gardens and exits the ward just before Crayford Marshes in the north east. Major local roads include Crayford Way, Perry Street (making up a portion of the north west boundary), Mayplace Road East extending the ward northwest in a panhandle connecting to Barnehurst, and the A206 (where Thames Road makes up a portion of the north east boundary) which exits the ward via Northend Road going to Erith. Gravel Hill (A220) forms the boundary in the southwest. From Crayford city centre, London Road and then Watling Street forms the route to Bexleyheath to the north west, Bourne Road (A223) forms the route to Old Bexley to the south west, and Crayford and then Dartford Road forms the route to Dartford, Kent to the east.
The population of the ward at the 2021 census was 16,281.
The election on 5 May 2022 took place on the same day as the United Kingdom local elections. [2]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Melvin Seymour* | 1,890 | 55.5 | +5.0 | |
| Conservative | Geraldine Lucia-Hennis* | 1,872 | 55.0 | +5.6 | |
| Conservative | Felix Di Netimah | 1,717 | 50.5 | ||
| Labour | Abi Johnson | 1,628 | 47.8 | ||
| Labour | Anthony Riches | 1,554 | 45.7 | ||
| Labour | Nick Hair | 1,549 | 45.5 | ||
| Turnout | 10,210 | 32.6 | −2.54 | ||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
The election took place on 3 May 2018. [3]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Melvin Seymour | 1,958 | 50.5 | ||
| Conservative | Geraldine Lucia-Hennis | 1,918 | 49.4 | ||
| Conservative | Christine Bishop | 1,896 | 48.9 | ||
| Labour | Anna Day | 1,489 | 38.4 | ||
| Labour | Elizabeth Folarin | 1,270 | 32.7 | ||
| Labour | Munir Malik | 1,254 | 32.3 | ||
| UKIP | Keith Forster | 460 | 11.9 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | Sean Michael Peter Ash | 375 | 9.7 | ||
| Turnout | 3,902 | 35.1 | |||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
The ward boundaries were redrawn in 2002 and used until 2018.
The election took place on 22 May 2014. [4]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Christine Bishop | 1,575 | 46.6 |  9.0 | |
| Conservative | Geraldine Lucia-Hennis | 1,547 | |||
| Conservative | John Davey | 1,466 | |||
| Labour | John Shepheard | 1,266 | 37.5 | 12.0 | |
| Labour | Alexis Chase | 1,161 | |||
| Labour | Wendy Perfect | 1,126 | |||
| BNP | Stephen James | 539 | 15.9 | 4.6 | |
| Turnout | 2,894 | 37.6 | –16.4 | ||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
The election took place on 6 May 2010. [5]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Geraldene Lucia-Hennis | 2,355 | 37.6 | 1.1 | |
| Conservative | Melvin Seymour | 2,220 | |||
| Conservative | Eileen Pallen | 2,069 | |||
| Labour | Tonya Kelsey | 1,599 | 25.5 |  5.8 | |
| Labour | John Shepheard | 1,560 | |||
| Labour | Trevor Perrin | 1,418 | |||
| Liberal Democrats | Andrew Fowler | 1,040 | 16.6 | 5.2 | |
| BNP | Stephen James | 710 | 11.3 | 9.5 | |
| English Democrat | Maggi Young | 562 | 9.0 | New | |
| Turnout | 54.0 | +11.7 | |||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
The election took place on 4 May 2006. [6]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Geraldene Lucia-Hennis | 1,378 | 36.5 | 0.5 | |
| Conservative | Howard Marriner | 1,345 | |||
| Conservative | Melvin Seymour | 1,286 | |||
| Labour | John Shepheard | 1,180 | 31.3 | 18.0 | |
| Labour | Tonya Kelsey | 1,147 | |||
| Labour | Trevor Perrin | 1,058 | |||
| BNP | Stephen James | 786 | 20.8 | 13.3 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Amanda Buckley | 430 | 11.4 | New | |
| Turnout | 42.3 | +12.9 | |||
| Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | ||||
| Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | ||||
| Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | ||||
The election took place on 2 May 2002. [7]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | John Shepheard | 1,132 | 49.3 | ||
| Labour | Tonya Kelsey | 1,078 | |||
| Labour | Trevor Perrin | 1,024 | |||
| Conservative | Robert Stead | 828 | 36.0 | ||
| Conservative | Daisy Clement | 808 | |||
| Conservative | Bernard Clewes | 801 | |||
| BNP | John Bowles | 173 | 7.5 | ||
| UKIP | Kevin Cronin | 164 | 7.1 | ||
| Turnout | 29.4 | ||||
| Labour hold | Swing | ||||
| Labour hold | Swing | ||||
| Labour hold | Swing | ||||
The ward was created in 1978, and the boundaries were used until 2002.
The election took place on 7 May 1998. [8]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | John Shepheard | 1,475 | 54.5 |  0.0 | |
| Labour | Tonya Kelsey | 1,415 | |||
| Labour | Trevor Perrin | 1,384 | |||
| Conservative | Robert Stead | 809 | 29.9 | 0.3 | |
| Conservative | M. Reeve | 753 | |||
| Conservative | Daisy Clement | 746 | |||
| Liberal Democrats | J. Cudmore | 312 | 11.5 | 4.3 | |
| Liberal Democrats | W. Boyd | 307 | |||
| Liberal Democrats | A. Rigby | 245 | |||
| BNP | C. Smith | 112 | 4.1 | New | |
| BNP | S. Turner | 97 | |||
| Turnout | 8,582 | 39.9 | –7.2 | ||
| Labour hold | Swing | ||||
| Labour hold | Swing | ||||
| Labour hold | Swing | ||||
The election took place on 5 May 1994. [9]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Raymond C. Allen | 2,093 | 54.5 | ||
| Labour | John D. Shepheard | 2,055 | |||
| Labour | June Wood | 1,896 | |||
| Conservative | David K. Gleed | 1,197 | 29.6 | ||
| Conservative | Shirley J. Vick | 1,053 | |||
| Conservative | Rosemary W. White | 1,037 | |||
| Liberal Democrats | Roger K. Pryor | 624 | 15.8 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | Benjamin M. Hepworth | 601 | |||
| Liberal Democrats | Agnes Rigby | 532 | |||
| Registered electors | 8,638 | ||||
| Turnout | 4,072 | 47.1 | |||
| Labour hold | Swing | ||||
| Labour hold | Swing | ||||
| Labour hold | Swing | ||||
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